Ironing and steaming device



May 2, 1-933. A. SCHMIDT 1,907,398

IRONIEG AND STEAMING DEVICE D Filed 0st. 19, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1. v 1 i //7 venfor'.

Patented May 2, 1933 I I v I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE m li liil lilfl liflifi Application filed October 19, 1829,-Serial No. 400,934, and in Germany October 18, 1928.

I have filed an application in Germany on Fig. 13 shows a second bafile plate of a gas October 18, 1928. heated iron,

My invention relates to a tailors iron, more Fig. 14 is a longitudinal sectionof still anespecially to a hot pressing'and steaming iron, other form of my invention, p for use'by hand. Many types of hand steam- Fig. is a horizontal section on line ing and hot pressing irons are lmown, but VIIIVIII of Fig. 14',

they suffer from various drawbacks, such as Fig. 16 is a view from below, partly broken singeing of the cloth and formation of waaway, I .ter spots. v Fig. 17 is a vertical cross section,

The principal object of my inv'ention is to Fig. 18 is a baflle plate, I 60 provide an iron, which will avoid these said Fig. 19 is a second baffle plate fora steamdrawbacks by producing a perfectly dry ing iron with heating by means of electricity.- steam by means of a special and v ry ingen- In the modifications of mytinvention disious arrangement of a heating'burner distriblosed by the drawings, irons are shown con- 15 uting the heat allround and in different s ng O a y of a light l;

modes of application and by using a tube mg a l y sp yed cast-i on, said body a steam generator and superheater. having an open space a and a plate a cov- The advantage hereby obtained as comlng Said open space, a further open space pared to other-steaming and pressing irons of dge shape a and a further open space 0 resides in the use for all clothes, even -for at the bOttOm a. The space a of the said leather, which can be ironed on its right; d-y Serves r accommodating theb rner b hand side without'shrinking, the stuffs being. the flame borings of which being arranged treated directly without the use-of wet clothes S0 t the parts described below l be P P- between iron and the cloth to be ironed. erly heated. i i 7 In the drawings accompanying'this speci- Arranged in space a is also the steam vfication and forming part of the application, producing system consisting of four or more I have illustrated the object of my invention l ngi udinal tubes c'c. These tubes and by way of example, and'the hand steaming the burner b are fixed to a closing plated and pressing iron is shown in two modificain u a r, that burner b n Steam 0 tions, one being for heating with gas, the bes 0 -0 may be inserted together. into other for heating b le tri ity. thespace 11 The water required for pro In the drawings 3 ducing the steam,'preferably distilled water, Fig. 1 is asid el vation, p is supplied to the steam generatingtubes Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, through the stop cockc and regulating noz- Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line IIIIII Zle a, it being of 110 importance into which of Fig. 2, of the tubes the water flows first. In the i1- Fig. 4is ahorizontal ecti n n lin IV IV lustrated example disclosed, the water flows of Fig. 2, I into the steam tube a, through tube connec- Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bottom plate 11 into the tube 0 from below, From the tube 0 the water and steam passes Fig. 6 is a back view, up through a channel d in the plate d intoa Fig. 7 is a part of a section of a special tube a which-feeds the fluid through a tube modification, 9 g connection 0 into the tube 0 From the-lat- Fig. 8 is a side elevation of thesecond ter the fluid passes througha channel d 'into 5 modification, p the space a whence it flows; a and a to the Fig. 9 is alongitudinal section, bottom plate a, Tubes 0 -6 are fixed to plate Fig,'10 is a horizontal section on line III-- (Z by means of screw caps. t Y

IIIof Fig.9, The channels (5' andd in plate dare closed Fig. 11 is a vertical cross section, I by screws d and can be easily cleaned after 6 Fig. 12'illustrates a baflie plate, the 'removal of said screws. The plate dis connected to body a by means of screws (1 and pins d".

The bottom plate 6 is provided with steam outlet slots e (Figs. 2, 3 and 5) through which the steam is emitted in finely distributed oblique jets, so that the cloth will be properly steamed.

The bottom plate e is provided with a raised rim whereby it engages over the lower edge of the iron, a packing g of insulating material being interposed between the iron and the plate rim. 7

For the treatment of delicate materials, a cloth I may be applied to the bottom of, the iron as shown in Fig. 7. A perforated asbestos layer m may be interposed between the plate e and the cloth to protect the latter from the heat. The cloth and the asbestos may be attached to a flanged metal frame adapted to engage over the rim of the plate 6, as shown m Fig. 7, so as to retain itself in position by friction.

In space a above the bottom plate a a plate 7 is preferably arranged as a shield for preventing singeing of the cloth by excessive radiated heat.

At the from section of the pressing and steaming iron insulations h are arranged, and

there are also insulations '11 below the handle, so that the heat will be retained at all points.

The projecting covering plate 70 extends over the sides and is preferably made of a sheetpacking or similar insulating material.

As shown in Fig. 813, the hand steaming and pressing ironconsists of a body 1 perforated for the reception of the gas heating burner 3 and the steam generating tubes 4, 5, 6, and 7, t-he aperture being denoted 2. The burner 3 1s fixed by means of a plate 8 attached to the body 1. The tubes 47 are passed attheir ends into the body 1 and are fixed there y expanslon. The water a detachable winged key 9'.

The single tubes are connected by'means of the baflle plate 10 for the front part and by plate 11 for the back part of the iron, said plates being jointed by means of jointing sheets 12. The water passed into the iron through cock 9 for the generation of steam flows through tube4 and passes thence through a the channel 13 of the end plate 10 into tube 5. The generated steam and the-water residue pass through a rising channel 14 in the end plate 11 into tube 6. The steam now flows through channel 15 in the end plate 10 and passes through tube 7 the channel 16 in plate 11 and boring 17 in body 1 into the superheating chamber 18. Here the steam is dried and then led through a boring 18 into the steam outlet chamber 19 and throughthe apertured bottom plate 20 into the cloth to be ironed. The bottom plate 20 has a ra sed rim whereby it engages the edge of'the 11011 is admitted through a regulating cock 9 provided with over an insulation 21 and is prevented from bending inwards by means of lugs 22 proiecting from the body 1.

The hand pressing and steaming iron for electrical heating as shown in Fig. 1119 comprises a body 23 with a boring 24; into which a heating element 25 has been introduced. Said element 25 is advantageously '14 of plate 11 in to the boring 30. After passing through boring 30 and channel 15 of. plate 10, the steam flows into boring 31 and through the rising channel 16 in plate 11 into the boring 17 and superheater 18 of body 23. Here a further boring 18' is-provided together witha steam outlet chamber 19 with the bottom plate 20 and pin shaped lugs 22, which serve as s acers between the bottom plate and the per orated plate.

In order to prevent the condensate from passing out, a. protecting plate 32 may be p'pvided between the spacing lugs 22 (Fig. 1

The steam and also the electrically heated irons may be insulated from the handle to 1prevent the latter from getting excessively It is of advantage to bend upwards one end of the slit wall in the slotted plate so that the slits will not spoil the cloth. Also the bafile or end plate of the iron and front section of the iron may be insulated inorder to better retain the heat in the iron.

The steam generating tubes and the gas burner are fixed to a common plate which is suitably bored so as to form a connection between the water and steam tubes.

I claim:

1. A hand steaming and pressing iron of the character described, comprising an elongated body having a perforated bottom and a steam outlet chamber covered by'said bottom,

2. The structure claimed in claim 1 in combination with plates holding the ends of the tubes and formed with channels. through I which the tubes communicate with one another.

3. The structure claimed in claim -1 in combination with a shield arranged in the steam outlet chamber above the bottom; v

4. A structure as claimed in claim l'wherein the body is formed with depending lugs forming supports for the bottom.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

ALEXANDER S "Hill 

